The Other Coast by Adrian Raeside for November 22, 2024

A big huge giant scam eh.

What would I need to type into the search engine to find pictures painted by elephants? I tried several sentences but nothing worked. All the results were puctures of elephants.

It fooled all the Jumbo Dumbo’s.

He’s using a computer, but I thought elephants are afraid of mice! (If only in cartoons, but a comic strip qualifies, no?)

Old McDonald had a fake farm aiaiooo.

I think the elephant would be using his trunk to maneuver the mouse. More dexterity.

It’s not “art” unless someone asks you about the price. :)

Seriously, do you get a “Certifcate of Elephanticity”?

Here in our zoo we had an elephant that painted. Talent discovered by accident when the elephant picked up a twig and used mud to “draw”. After providing safe paints, brushes and canvases the elephant could paint when it wanted. When finished, it would sign the painting! Often the elephant did portraits of visitors or the area around it. Actually abstract but probably not to another elephant! Money from paintings went to organizations that helped save elephants from extinction.

I have 2 rather nice paintings I watched the elephant paint. Her handler did not touch her at any time.